Businesses in Nelson that want to learn about returning to PST are invited to take part in a seminar on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.

A portion of Highway 6 near Nelson will be resurfaced this summer, improving safety for motorists on this important route through the West Kootenay.

The first of 30 new webcams to be installed this year on the DriveBC network are now live, giving motorists a real-time view of traffic queues, weather and road conditions at the Kootenay Lake ferry terminals.

The Province is adding 30 web cameras to its DriveBC network this year, giving motorists more opportunities to check real-time traffic, road and weather conditions as they plan their trips. Eleven of these will be in the Southern and Central Interior.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has suspended Meadow Creek Cedar's forest licence and fined the Kootenay-based company $42,000 for failing to meet its legal obligations to reforest logged areas.